transports ( called " ap ##ds " by the u . s . marines ) uss little and gregory that were used to shuttle allied troops around the gu ##ada ##lc ##anal / tu ##lag ##i area . in spite of the successes of the destroyer runs , ka ##wa ##guchi insisted that as many soldiers of his brigade as possible be delivered to gu ##ada ##lc ##anal by slow barges . therefore , a convoy carrying 1 @ , @ 100 of ka ##wa ##guchi ' s troops and heavy equipment in 61 barges , mainly from the 2nd battalion , 124 ##th infantry regiment under the command of colonel akin ##os ##uka ok ##a , departed the northern coast of santa isabel island on 2 september
transports ( called " apds " by the u. s. marines ) uss little and gregory that were used to shuttle allied troops around the guadalcanal / tulagi area. in spite of the successes of the destroyer runs, kawaguchi insisted that as many soldiers of his brigade as possible be delivered to guadalcanal by slow barges. therefore, a convoy carrying 1 @, @ 100 of kawaguchi's troops and heavy equipment in 61 barges, mainly from the 2nd battalion, 124th infantry regiment under the command of colonel akinosuka oka, departed the northern coast of santa isabel island on 2 september